PUBLIC PROGRAM: TREE CARE FUNDAMENTALS TO REDUCE STRESS & DISEASE:
Proper Planting, Mulching, Maintenance and More
April 2, 2025, 7:00 PM
Mountain Lakes Borough Hall
400 Boulevard, Mountain Lakes, NJ
Presentation by:
Jean Epiphan, NJ Licensed Tree Expert & ISA Certified Arborist
Agriculture & Natural Resources Agent/Assistant Professor
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County
Topics include:
Steps to reduce transplant shock and establishment stress to improve tree health and longevity as well
as key aspects of:
• Soil types and amendments
• Proper planting
• Root collar excavations
• Ideal mulch options, depth and bed
size
• Structural pruning
• Best watering options
• Reducing impacts of lawn trimming
Continuing Education Units – CEUs – available for:
NJ Urban Community Forestry Program – UCF (1)
NJ Board of Tree Experts – LTE/LTCO (1)
International Society of Arboriculture – ISA (1)
NO CHARGE for the presentation, but please register in advance to reserve your seat.
Space is limited; walk-ins are welcome only if space allows.
TO REGISTER, email your name and affiliation:
shadetree@mtnlakes.org
Hosted by the Mountain Lakes Shade Tree Commission
in partnership with Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County